The Risk of Resource Misappropriation in Community-Driven Development

By J. Platteau, Frédéric Gaspart. 2003

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations, Safety Research

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Beyond Formality and Informality (2006, background): “Policies introduced to ‘formalize’ these arrangements have been criticized in light of their sometimes counterproductive consequences ( Platteau and Gaspart 2003; Platteau 2004; Agrawal and Gupta 2005).”
Analyzing decentralized resource regimes from a polycentric perspective (2008, background): “Perhaps the most commonly cited source of failure of a decentralized system is the problem of local tyrannies (Platteau 2004; Platteau and Gaspart 2003; Andersson and van Laerhoven 2007; Johnson 2001).”
The governance of non-governmental organizations in Uganda (2005, background): “There is nothing wrong with this state of a¤airs provided Ugandan NGOs deliver the service expected of them (e.g. Azam and La¤ont 2003, Platteau and Gaspart 2003b).”
The Influence of Formal and Informal Institutional Voids on Entrepreneurship (2020, background): “…also can exist when a society’s beliefs allow elites (e.g., chiefs, neighborhood bosses, clan leaders) to leverage their recognized power and misallocate resources that satisfy their own personal utilities rather than supporting efforts that further local development (Platteau & Gaspart, 2003).”
Who Is at the Wheel When Communities Drive Development? Evidence from the Philippines (2009, background): “…their voice heard (Sen, 1999). hase, R. S., Who is at the Wheel When Commuworlddev.2008.05.006 As discussed in the literature on elite capture (see Araujo, Ferreira, Lanjouw, & Ozler, 2006; Bardhan, 2002; Platteau & Gaspart, 2003), local decisions are often taken by a few powerful local elites.”
Can the Design of Community-Driven Development Reduce the Risk of Elite Capture? Evidence from Indonesia (2007, background): “The first is the question of whether, and how, CDD projects can avoid local elite capture (Platteau and Gaspart, 2003; Platteau, 2004; Dasgupta and Beard, in press).”